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Animals, humans run wild in catch-it contests at fair

Plenty of attention was focused on some future farmers and herders from Morgan County on Wednesday.

The Morgan County Fair played host to its annual 4-H catch-it contests Wednesday evening at the fairgrounds in Brush.

The contests saw a handful of kids compete in separate divisions and chase around and tie up an animal to drag back to the trailer outside of the fence. Kids of all ages and backgrounds took part in the contests and saw plenty of their friends watching and cheering them on.

Animals being caught included chickens, rabbits, pigs, goats, sheep and cows. A number of volunteers for the event were also in the ring trying to keep animals from running wildly and helping tie down animals for contestants as needed.

The catch-it contest was a prelude to Thursday's sale, which closed out the Morgan County Fair.

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